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Master of Labor and Human Resources Overview

The Fisher MLHR Program


Overview

For more than 20 years, the Fisher College of Business Master of Labor and Human Resources (MLHR) degree program has been preparing students for challenging opportunities in the human resources field. Fisher College MLHR students learn more about the fundamentals of human resources theory and practice-attracting, retaining, compensating, motivating, and managing employees in contemporary organizations. They are prepared to assume key roles in human resources, organizational development, and change management. They gain the analytical and decision making skills that enable them to become effective leaders in the private firms and government agencies they will serve.

Founded in a tradition of excellence, the Fisher College MLHR degree program is committed to keeping pace with the demands of a growing and increasingly global market economy. With the assistance of prominent human resource executives from companies such as Wendy's International; Olsten Staffing Services; Motorola; AT&T; The Limited; Cargill; and Drake, Beam, and Morin, the MLHR Graduate Studies Committee has established the following vision for the MLHR degree program:

"The Master's in Labor and Human Resources at the Ohio State University is the foremost program in educating and developing individuals with the analytical and process skills, as well as the functional content knowledge needed to be effective internal human resource consultants and organizational policy makers who increase the effectiveness of their organizations."

In recent years, the MLHR Graduate Studies Committee, with the help of its advisory board, completed a major review of the MLHR curriculum which was fully implemented Autumn 2001. The new enhancements reflect the vision of the program by stressing the analytical, leadership, and business skills today's human resource professionals need to deal effectively with staffing, compensating, training, and labor relations challenges they will face in an ever-changing business environment.

 
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